Lights Out (2024)
Action | Thriller
A drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just released ex-con, pitting them both against a crime boss, corrupt cops and hired killers.
Starring: Scott Adkins, Jaime King, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Juju Chan, Mekhi Phifer
Director: Christian Sesma
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
Drama | History | War
The true story of how a group of African American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest US fighter groups in World War II.
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Andre Braugher, Cuba Gooding Jr., Courtney B. Vance, Allan Payne, Mekhi Phifer
Director: Robert Markowitz
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Action | Horror | Thriller
A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
Starring: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly
Director: Zack Snyder
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer / I Know What You Did Last Summer 2 (1998)
Horror | Mystery
When we last left Julie James, she had just spent a harrowing summer running for her life and dealing with the brutal murders of her high school friends. One year later, Julie has fled her hometown to attend college in Boston and leave the painful memories behind her. But despite her best efforts to lead a normal life, the past has caught up with her. On the year anniversary of last summer's tragic deaths, Julie's college grades are slipping and her relationship with high school sweetheart Ray Bronson has hit the skids. Enter Karla Wilson, Julie's spunky friend and roommate, who wins an all-expense-paid Bahamas vacation for four during the fourth of July weekend. Upon their arrival in this tropical paradise filled with pristine beaches and sky-high palm trees, Julie and her friends find the other hotel guests leaving—hurricane season has begun. As Julie's mind continues to play tricks on her, the students' romantic island getaway turns into a vacation of murder and mayhem.
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brandy Norwood, Mekhi Phifer, Muse Watson, Bill Cobbs
Director: Danny Cannon
Pandemic / Viral (2016)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Pandemic is set in the near future, where a virus of epic proportions has overtaken the planet. There are more infected than uninfected, and humanity is losing its grip on survival. Its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren (Rachel Nichols) is a doctor, who, after the fall of New York, comes to Los Angeles to lead a team to hunt for and rescue uninfected survivors.
Starring: Rachel Nichols, Missi Pyle, Alfie Allen, Mekhi Phifer, Paul Guilfoyle, Danielle Rose Russell
Director: John Suits
High School High (1996)
Comedy | Crime | Romance
Richard Clark has just left the well-known Wellington Academy to teach at Marion Barry High School. Now, he will try to inspire the D-average students into making good grades and try to woo a fellow teacher.
Starring: Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere, Louise Fletcher, Mekhi Phifer, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Malinda Williams
Director: Hart Bochner
Uninvited Guest / An Invited Guest (1999)
Thriller
Debbie and Howard are celebrating their wedding anniversary. Or so Debbie thought. A special night together turns into a nightmare when Howard lets a man into the house to use the phone. Who is the smooth stranger who immediately takes to Debbie? And what does he really want? Debbie and Howard soon find out the answer to the question, and when they do, their lives will never be the same again. Be careful who you let into the house. Especially the Uninvited Guest.
Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Mari Morrow, Malinda Williams, Mel Jackson, Wanya Morris, William Christopher Stephens, Kim Fields
Director: Timothy Wayne Folsome
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Clockers (1995)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Young drug pushers in the projects of Brooklyn live hard dangerous lives, trapped between their drug bosses and the detectives out to stop them.
Starring: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Isaiah Washington, Keith David
Director: Spike Lee
The Suspect (2013)
Thriller
Two African American social scientists pose as bank robbers in an effort to understand the racial dynamics of small-town law enforcement. However, their experiment takes an unplanned, deadly turn.
Starring: Mekhi Phifer, William Sadler, Sterling K. Brown, Derek Roché, James McCaffrey, Rebecca Creskoff
Director: Stuart Connelly
8 Mile (2002)
Drama | Music
No matter who we are, no matter where we live, we're all bound by borders. Many of us are content to live within these borders–others are simply forced to exist within them. But some of us need to break out, burst through, even if what is on the other side is both frightening and unknown. From this comes the tale of one young man's dilemma as he navigates his way through his colliding worlds. Set against Detroit's hip-hop scene in 1995, Jimmy Smith Jr., a young white rapper, struggles to find his voice. The people of Detroit know 8 Mile Road as the city's perimeter. It is also a psychological dividing line between urban and suburban, between black and white, between where Jimmy is and where he wants to be. Here, survival is key, and for many, the emotional life preserver is hip hop. In the absence of nurturing parents, Jimmy and his friends–cool and charasmatic Future, optimistic dreamer Sol, aspiring activist DJ Iz and slow but steady Cheddar Bob–have created their own family. Jimmy and his "crew" (Three One Third), live on hopes of getting their "big break" while struggling to eke out a living at their dead end day jobs. At night, they feed their dreams in the hip hop clubs where the city's best rappers battle each other with abusive rhymes that are wielded like weapons. Here, words are meant to wound and victory belongs to the quick-witted.
Starring: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Evan Jones, Omar Benson Miller
Director: Curtis Hanson
The Love Section (2013)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Ali (LAWRENCE ADISA), is a struggling real estate agent and ladies man who has never desired to commit to anyone or anything…
Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Lawrence B. Adisa, Brian Hooks, Davetta Sherwood, Kellita Smith, Omar Benson Miller, Tangi Miller, Teyana Taylor
Director: Ronnie Warner
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Impostor (2001)
Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
An engineer creates the ultimate weapon in a battle against aliens, only to be suspected as an alien himself.
Starring: Shane Brolly, Vincent D'Onofrio, Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Mekhi Phifer
Director: Gary Fleder
Honey (2003)
Drama | Music | Romance
Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) is a struggling hip-hop dancer who's got all the moves, talent and relentless passion to succeed. She's been waiting all her life to show the world her dance moves and now her dream is just a step away. Inspired by the energy and music of the streets, she risks her shot at the big time to reach out, take a chance and make it on her own terms. Pulse-pounding music and awesome dance moves ignite this exhilarating story of passion, determination and finding the courage to follow your dreams. Also starring Mekhi Phifer and featuring hip-hop sensations Missy Elliott and Lil' Romeo.
Starring: Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Romeo, David Moscow, Zachary Williams, Joy Bryant
Director: Bille Woodruff
Lie to Me (TV Series 2009-2011)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) is the world’s foremost authority on deception. After honing his skills working for British Intelligence in Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia, Lightman went to work for the CIA, and then The Pentagon. He now runs a private consulting firm that works with local law enforcement agencies and others to solve mysteries, crimes, and to sometimes investigate public figures. Lightman is based on psychiatrist Dr. Paul Ekman who is an expert in facial recognition and body language. The fact that Lightman science is based on an actual area of study gives the show an added air of reality and urgency. It is a particularly interesting facet of the show, especially once you consider how many of the people Lightman encounters dismiss his science outright.
Starring: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund, Hayley McFarland, Mekhi Phifer
Creator: Samuel Baum
Lie to Me (TV Series 2009-2011)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) is the world’s foremost authority on deception. After honing his skills working for British Intelligence in Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia, Lightman went to work for the CIA, and then The Pentagon. He now runs a private consulting firm that works with local law enforcement agencies and others to solve mysteries, crimes, and to sometimes investigate public figures. Lightman is based on psychiatrist Dr. Paul Ekman who is an expert in facial recognition and body language. The fact that Lightman science is based on an actual area of study gives the show an added air of reality and urgency. It is a particularly interesting facet of the show, especially once you consider how many of the people Lightman encounters dismiss his science outright.
Starring: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund, Hayley McFarland, Mekhi Phifer
Creator: Samuel Baum
Lie to Me (TV Series 2009-2011)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) is the world’s foremost authority on deception. After honing his skills working for British Intelligence in Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia, Lightman went to work for the CIA, and then The Pentagon. He now runs a private consulting firm that works with local law enforcement agencies and others to solve mysteries, crimes, and to sometimes investigate public figures. Lightman is based on psychiatrist Dr. Paul Ekman who is an expert in facial recognition and body language. The fact that Lightman science is based on an actual area of study gives the show an added air of reality and urgency. It is a particularly interesting facet of the show, especially once you consider how many of the people Lightman encounters dismiss his science outright.
Starring: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund, Hayley McFarland, Mekhi Phifer
Creator: Samuel Baum
